National Transportation Safety Board

The 32-year-old man who was killed a week ago while operating an Orlando International Airport tram, suffered "blunt-head trauma,'' an official confirmed Friday. Adam Lee's death was ruled an accident, but his autopsy report has not been finalized, according to Sheri Blanton, a spokeswoman for the Orange Osceola Medical Examiner's Office. Lee, an Orlando videographer and video editor, was one of four people aboard the tram during an early-morning maintenance run when the fatal accident happened May 8. The other three on the tram were two Bombardier Transportation maintenance workers and another ticket-holding passenger, airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell said...

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